Agusan del Norte 2nd district Rep. Dale Corvera (Facebook) Agusan del Norte 2nd district Rep. Dale Corvera has filed a bill seeking to change the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from the current three years to five years. House Bill (HB) No. 9557 aims to …
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Death toll due to Davao Occidental quake rises to 8 – NDRRMC
A big crack on a road in Glan, Sarangani is seen after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense) (UPDATED) From an earlier report of seven fatalities, the death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake …
Read More »Pasay LGU launches free flu vaccination for City Hall employees
The local government of Pasay City launched on Friday, Nov. 17 the “Vaccine in the workplace” program that gives free flu vaccination to City Hall employees. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the “Vaccine in the workplace” progran is a project of the City Health Office (CHO) aimed of administering …
Read More »Las Piñas LGU welcomes newly elected SK Federation officers
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar led the oath taking ceremony of the elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation Officers on Friday, Nov. 17. Aguilar served as officer-in-charge during the election of SK Federation Officers which was actively participated by representatives from 20 barangays in the city. Mayor Imelda Aguilar with …
Read More »Libanan: DSWD cash grants to give meaningful relief to reassessed 4Ps families
(Unsplash) House Minority Leader Rep. Marcelino Libanan spoke highly of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) after its decision to grant cash aid to reassessed households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The cash aid to be distributed will include the withheld subsidies of the reassessed families …
Read More »It’s a boy! Cop helps deliver baby inside moving police ambulance in Occ. Mindoro
Police Corporal Victor Tatad is no stranger to calls for emergency transportation assistance using the police ambulance of the Occidental Mindoro Police Provincial Office. As the designated operator of the police ambulance with his buddy Police Staff Sgt. Darrel Troy Romero, they have already considered these emergency medical calls from …
Read More »Marcos visits Hawaii en route to Manila
President Marcos has arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, his last stop for his weeklong visit to the United States. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Malacañang said Marcos arrived at the Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu along with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and other Philippine officials on Sunday afternoon, …
Read More »Parañaque LGU holds ‘Binyagang Bayan’
The Parañaque City government conducted the fourth “Binyagang Bayan” at Our Lady of the Airways Parish Church in Pasay City on Saturday, Nov. 18. Photo from Parañaque City PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said a total of 109 children aged seven year-old and below joined the “Binyagang …
Read More »Quebec Premier François Legault defends decision to subsidize NHL pre-season games
Quebec plans to spend between $5 million and $7 million to bring the Los Angeles Kings to Quebec City for two pre season hockey matches against the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers next year. Québec Solidaire will ask province's auditor general to investigate expense Quebec's premier is defending his government's …
Read More »Research underway aims to make wildfire evacuations smoother
After a record-breaking year for wildfire, researchers in Alberta are studying how to make evacuations run more smoothly by zooming in on three cities in the B.C. Interior and two towns in Alberta. Work will focus on 3 cities in the B.C. Interior and 2 towns in Alberta Charlie Kesslar …
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